Racial reconciliation goal of discounts for diverse diners in Mississippi

9:51 AM,
Oct. 10, 2012

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Emily Lane
| The Clarion-Ledger

JACKSON, Mississippi. -- A group that promotes getting to know people of other races and religions is giving diners here an incentive to reach beyond their usual social network -- a 22 percent discount at participating restaurants for multiracial parties.

President Neddie Winters of 10-year-old Mission Mississippi, an interdenominational and multiracial religious group, acknowledged his state has long way to go regarding race relations. But he said the mission's motto is ...

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Racial reconciliation goal of discounts for diverse diners in Mississippi

A group that promotes getting to know people of other races and religions is giving diners here an incentive to reach beyond their usual social network -- a 22 percent discount at participating